UNHCR warns against apathy and inaction amid spike in forced displacement
Overall numbers rise to 120 million by May 2024; conflicts from Sudan to Gaza and Myanmar are creating new displacement and urgently require resolution OTTAWA – The 2024 Global Trends Report from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reveals a historic surge in forced...
UNHCR: 2025 global refugee resettlement needs spike to almost 3 million
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, estimates that more than 2.9 million refugees worldwide will need resettlement next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs 2025 report released today. The latest estimate marks an increase of 20 per cent –...
News comment: UNHCR expresses concern over new asylum restrictions in the United States
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is profoundly concerned about the new asylum measures announced today by the United States which impose harsh restrictions on the right to seek asylum in the country. The new measures will deny access to asylum for many individuals who...
Los Angeles Declaration: UNHCR redoubles commitment, calls for coordinated hemispheric approach to respond to forced displacement in the Americas
GUATEMALA CITY – UNHCR renews its call for a coordinated continental approach to address the magnitude and complexity of the mixed movement of refugees and migrants in the Americas, as recently underscored during the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection...
UNHCR and UNICEF condemn the bombardment of displacement camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
KINSHASA – The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemn the bombing today of three sites for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Lac Vert, Lushagala, and Mugunga neighbourhoods of Goma, North Kivu, in the east of...
IOC Refugee Olympic Team to represent more than 100 million displaced people at the Olympic Games Paris 2024
Sharing on behalf of the International Olympic Committee Thirty-six athletes from 11 different countries, hosted by 15 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and competing across 12 sports were named today as members of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team for Paris 2024. The...Education Above All Foundation and UNHCR partner to enrol more out-of-school, refugee children
DOHA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and global development organization Education Above All (EAA) Foundation have signed a new, five-year agreement aimed at addressing the global challenge of out-of-school children (OOSC), including refugees, internally displaced...
UNHCR launches fund to shield refugees and other displaced people from climate shocks
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today launched the UNHCR Climate Resilience Fund, seeking to boost the protection of refugees and displaced communities who are most threatened by climate change. As part of its work to protect and assist more than 114 million...